Admission Requirements
Admission to the concurrent degree program is limited and competitive. Students who choose to pursue this option will begin to take courses for the Master of Science in healthcare informatics (MSHI) only after they have completed the first year of the professional pharmacy program (P1). Students must have earned a minimum GPA of 3.0 during the P1 year. Additionally, students must meet all admission requirements for the Graduate School and all admission requirements for the MSHI program.
PharmD/MSHI Application Procedures
- No later than March 15 of the P1 year, pharmacy students must submit an application available from the School of Pharmacy Office of Professional and Student Affairs.
- All applicants to the PharmD/MSHI program must request that official transcripts be forwarded to Graduate Admissions from all postsecondary institutions the applicant has attended.
- Students who took pre-pharmacy courses at SIUE and have a complete set of transcripts on file with the University need not submit transcripts.
- Applicants will be notified of their admission status no later than April of the P1 year.
For more information on the PharmD/MSHI, contact the Office of Professional and Student Affairs at pharmacy@siue.edu or 618-650-5150.